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invalid.
The Vermont people nave been summing
up their defensive resources in the event OF
trouble with Canada, and they find the
state can order GU 600 militia and one
small field battery.
The Pennsylvania house Of representa-
tlves passed a Joint resolution submitting
the question OF Il prohibition amendment
to the constitution to a vote OF the people.
Both houses OF the legislature OF Nevada
adopted resolutions DISTINGUISHING the
MormOns i'll Nevada.
The Helena independents adyices from
all over the territory Indicate another
storm in progress. The chinook has been
chilled by lower temperature from Assin2-
bOine to the Wyoming line and from Deer
Lodge to Dawson Center. This is bad for
cattle and sheep, which had Just began to
recover from deep snow and intense cold.
The Indian commission is still showed up
at ChOteau. the paymaster's outfit is
held in camp. as it is impossible to move
ambulances. Stage coaches are all delayed.
Sam Hamilton shot and killed John
Patterson in the latter's house on Rapid
river, Mich. Hamilton claims that he in
terfered to save Mrs. Patterson from vio-
lence at the hands Of her husband and he
was compelled to shoot Patterson or be
shot down him self.
A crank in a San Francisco opera house
tried to kill Patti, the prima-d onna, with
an Internal machine but injured only him
eelf.
The supreme court decides that the law
requiring railroad companies to permit
Others to maintain warehouses on their
lands is unconstitutional.
Senator Sherman is getting ready to
write a book.
Judge Kelley OF Pennsylvania is writing
his "reminiscences.
Congressman Ira Davenport ofNew York
will marry a daughter of General George
Sparpe shortly.
Congressman Jehu Bakers head is said
to resemble Gladstone's closely.
l. A fire starting in the rear OF Red Wards
saloon, Miles City, destroyed that and four
other establishments, namely: j. Wright's
drug store, valued at So, 900; A. Smith,
~ieweler, 81, 800; w. Birkle, groceries, So
900; Ada Young, fruits and small groceries,
$4,000.
Peter Doyle and Thomas Townsend have
been arrested in Pittsburg on suspicion of
completely in the rescue OF McMunu, the
Cleveland burglar.
Gov Alger and family OF Michigan have
gone on a tour to Mexico in a luxuriously
furnished private car.
The high license bill passed the Minnesota
house by a vote of 60 to So.
At Bismarck the house passed the Hot
Springs soldiers home bill and sustains
the veto 81 the Sioux Falls bin.
Senator Ingalls, IS writing a political
novel, the scenes OF which are in Washing
ton.
New candidates for places on the inter
state commerce commission are appearing.
Mayor Rice of st Paul. who is at the Riggs
house, has seen the president several times,
and is said to be pushing ex.Goy. Ramsey
OF Minnesota for a place on the commits
sion,
TIL senate committee on improvement
of the Mississippi river decided TO report a
resolution for the appointment OF a com
missioner by the president to investigate
Capt. John Cowdan's plan for improving
the river by the Lake Borge outlet project.
The president is occupying all the spare
time which he can get in the consideration
OF the dependent pension bill. 1t is the
opinion Of the most OF the house pension
committee and OF other congressman who
have talked with the president about the
/ BIZ i ~fissirsit tine last rev days that he viii
veto it.
There is a question among railrood Off
Gals as to what date the new interstate
commerce bill goes into effect. Some think
IL takes effect sixty days from it's passage
OF the last house Of congress, and others
sixty days from the approval OF the presi.
dent. According to reading Of the bill it
takes effect, SO far as the appointment Of
commissioners Is concerned, Immediately
upon the approval OF the president, and
so far as its general provisions are con-
cerned sixty days after its passage.
Nineteen citizens Of New Lexington, Ohio
have petiti0ned congress TO instruct the
president to open negotiations with Great
Britain for the cession OF CEdada and 9th.
or British possessions to the United States,
The Cosgrcve Brewing and Mailing com
pany Of Toronto has failed. Liabilities,
100000; assets $50, 900.
The Toronto Ministerial association pro-
tests against the exemption OF the Roman
Catholic clergy OF the city from the pay
ment Of municipal taxes on their incomes.
A fuel famine az Fort Benton is immi.
nent. Sixteen dollars per ton IL offered for
coal, but there 10 lone to be bought even
ct that price. At other points they are
tearing down and burning fences and out